Ricky Ponting World Cup holders Australia suffered one of cricket’s great shocks on Wednesday night as Zimbabwe triumphed by five wickets in a World Twenty20 contest at a rain-drenched Newlands. Man-of-the-match Brendan Taylor guided the Zimbabweans home from the penultimate ball, the rain lashing down as his pads careered the ball to the fine-leg rope […]

Glenn McGrath Australia ruthlessly swept aside their closest challengers on the international stage to march into a fourth successive World Cup final. Having swept aside all opponents – including final opponents Sri Lanka – on their route to the last four, Australia were expected to be finally given a competitive test on the slow pitch […]

Glenn McGrath Glenn McGrath claimed another milestone in his illustrious career as he helped Australia bowl South Africa out for 149 runs in their World Cup semi-final at St Lucia. The veteran 37-year-old seamer, who retires at the end of this tournament, claimed three wickets for 18 runs to help dismiss South Africa in 43.5 […]

Glenn McGrath Glenn McGrath claimed a new World Cup record as Australia took a firm stranglehold on the second semi-final against South Africa with a flurry of early wickets. The 37-year-old veteran claimed three for 14 in his opening six overs spell to take his tally for the tournament to 25 wickets – the most […]

Graeme Smith Australia continued their imperious form in the World Cup by claiming a stranglehold on Wednesday’s semi-final against South Africa inside the first 10 overs. South Africa seemed to have claimed an early advantage as captain Graeme Smith won the toss and decided to bat first, and the half-filled Beausejour Stadium was expecting an […]

Fear: Ponting Captain Ricky Ponting has warned Australia that their imperious form in the tournament will have no bearing on today’s World Cup semi-final with South Africa. The reigning champions have swept all before them to stand within one match of reaching their fourth successive World Cup final and two wins away from becoming the […]

Ricky Ponting Captain Ricky Ponting has warned Australia that their imperious form in the tournament will have no bearing on Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final with South Africa. The reigning champions have swept all before them to stand within one match of reaching their fourth successive World Cup final and two wins away from becoming the […]

The Aussies celebrate Australia captain Ricky Ponting wants his side to “carry the momentum” into the next round of the World Cup following his side’s seven-wicket victory over an under-strength Sri Lanka. It was Australia’s 20th successive World Cup win, and made it almost certain that they would top the Super Eight table. Sri Lanka’s […]

Nathan Bracken Australia cruised to their 20th successive World Cup win at the expense of an under-strength Sri Lanka to make almost certain of topping the Super Eight table. Sri Lanka’s stop-start 226 all out proved inadequate – Nathan Bracken taking four for 19 – as Ricky Ponting (66no) led his team home in an […]

Ricky Ponting Sri Lanka’s stop-start 226 all out was beginning to look inadequate as Australia put themselves on course to stretch their unbeaten World Cup run to 26 matches. After Nathan Bracken (four for 19) had helped to check the Sri Lanka innings at Queen’s Park, Australia’s top order responded with 132 for three by […]

Nathan Bracken Nathan Bracken was the catalyst as Sri Lanka twice lost a clutch of untimely wickets on the way to a vulnerable 226 all out against Australia in the World Cup Super Eight match at Queen’s Park. Either side of a 140-run stand between Mahela Jayawardene (72) and Chamara Silva (64), three wickets fell […]

Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka overcame the loss of three wickets for one run to stay in with a chance of posting a healthy total in their World Cup Super Eight match against Australia. Mahela Jayawardene’s team went from 26 for none to 27 for three in the space of 13 balls – before the captain […]

Rested: Murali Sri Lanka rest key men as they take on potential Semi-final opponents Australia in the Super Eight stage of the World Cup. Sri Lanka have rested bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas but win the toss and decide to bat. Australia are at full strength and made their intentions clear by claiming three […]

World champions: Australila World champions Australia are facing the minnows of Ireland in the latest match from the World Cup Super Eights. After winning the toss Australia appear to have turned down the chance to have some extra batting practice in favour of the possibility of an early finish – in short, they’ve asked Ireland […]

Michael Vaughan Captain Michael Vaughan’s woeful World Cup form continued as England lost two early wickets against Australia. Vaughan extended his trot to just 12 runs in four innings in the Caribbean when he chopped a delivery from Shaun Tait into his stumps. Frustratingly for England, who need to beat the reigning champions to enhance […]

Glenn McGrath Australia wasted little time cashing in on Glenn McGrath’s record-breaking feats to romp to a 10-wicket win over Bangladesh in Saturday’s rain-shortened Super Eight match. McGrath became the most successful World Cup bowler of all time as Australia restricted Bangladesh to 104 for six in a contest reduced to 22 overs per side. […]

Glenn McGrath Glenn McGrath became the most successful World Cup bowler of all time as Australia restricted Bangladesh to 104 for six in Saturday’s rain-shortened Super Eight match. Bangladesh fell foul of McGrath’s accuracy and lost three top-order wickets to the veteran, undermining their hopes of laying into the Australia attack in a contest reduced […]

Glenn McGrath Glenn McGrath on Saturday became the World Cup’s leading wicket-taker of all time. The veteran Australia pace bowler took his 56th wicket, in his fourth Cup tournament, when he had Bangladesh’s Aftab Ahmed caught for 11 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The 37-year-old began this tournament 10 wickets behind Pakistan […]

Brad Hodge Brad Hodge’s maiden one-day international hundred helped Australia to a 229-run victory over Holland in Sunday’s World Cup Group A match at Warner Park. Hodge (123) and Michael Clarke (93 not out) shared a fourth-wicket stand of 204 in 28 overs as Australia racked up a near record 358 for five – a […]